| Deposit ID | 10089109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013115 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160730363 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | McD Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mac D, Mac D Mining Corp, Mac D Mining Co., Mcdowell Mercury Claims, Tepe Opal Mine |
| Related records | 10192837 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.97889, 43.53028 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 823 |
| Relative position | 9 MI. W. OF MARSING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homedale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 002N | 005W | 06,07 | Idaho | |
| Boise | 002N | 006W | 1, 12 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | (HAND-PICKED ORE SAID TO ASSAY 5-9 LBS MERCURY/TON) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Brecciated Silicified Lava And Ash | ||||||
| Rock description | Brecciated Silicified Lava And Ash | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -116.97889, 43.53028 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | T. J. Booth |
| District name | Marsing Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mac D Mining Corp. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. R. Mc Dowell; Boise, Idaho |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Booth, T. J. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013115 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO0352 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160730363 | =newMRDS 10192837, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055226 | =newMRDS 10040442, merged and deleted. |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1957, MCD MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT
1957 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - OPEN FILE REPT
MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252
MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO 1961, P. 103.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2013-01-24 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records 10040442 and 10192837. |
| Reporter | 1974-05-01 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | MRDS M055226 = 10040442 |
| Reporter | 1989-01-12 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0160730363 = newMRDS 10192837 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.